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Originally Posted by CX500T
(Post 4020307)
War crimes are only war crimes if you lose.
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Originally Posted by Freds Ex
(Post 4020253)
Blackmail doesn't need to be pictures of a certain person (Epstein style). There is nuclear blackmail/extortion (Samson option) too. Then there's also just the inappropriate leverage that they wield over their benefactor - "We're gonna bomb them unless you bomb them first, and you have to do it by this day" and who knows what other threats they've made or insinuated privately. Donald is definitely terrified of getting JFK'ed or having his family killed for calling them on their BS.
What you describe is more akin to influence, pressure, or even extortion. Blackmail has a very specific meaning, and yes it usually involves pics, video, or documents.
Originally Posted by Freds Ex
(Post 4020253)
IL fed the US all the lies about Iraq, claiming that they were capable of nukes, etc. The amount of human lives lost in Iraq because of that is over one million counting excess deaths. The US taxpayers also lost over trillion dollars, who knows how many lives in the US could have been saved by using that money domestically to solve issues at home.
But Junior was pizzed that sadam tried to off his pops, US intel told him what he wanted to hear, and then congress went for it. Of course everybody was still very angry about 9/11 (if you were to young to remember). The fact that we stayed long after the job was done was also our fault... that's where 99.9% of the casualties came from. And guess who was responsible for a lot of those? Iran... Also Iraq violated the terms of their previous surrender by not allowing inspections. If they had simply complied, none of that would have even happened.
Originally Posted by Freds Ex
(Post 4020253)
There is little doubt that the intel they feed the US now may be hyperbole or completely untrue. Would it really be shocking if IL fed the US incorrect intel that led to the school in IR being bombed? The more Iranian civilians that die, the less likely the US is able to pull out of doing IL's dirty work, that's a huge motivator for IL to make sure that collateral damage is maximized.
Originally Posted by Freds Ex
(Post 4020253)
Blackmail, extortion, politicians thinking that a million or two in AIPAC donations is worth squandering their children's future away? who knows exactly why.
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Originally Posted by CX500T
(Post 4020307)
War crimes are only war crimes if you lose.
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 4020351)
Wouldn't bet on it, if Trump wins the war but loses the 2028 election. The opposition party is already talking about extraditing trump and family members to some international kangaroo court of political justice.
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The Emperor of Japan got away with it after WW2.
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 4020351)
Wouldn't bet on it, if Trump wins the war but loses the 2028 election
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Originally Posted by jhondoe
(Post 4020437)
WTF does this even mean? Please explain how he could even be (legally) on the ballot in 2028.
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
(Post 4020448)
He’s obviously talking about Republicans, not the man himself.
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
(Post 4020453)
I dunno. Lawfare is a dangerous game. Like tracers, it works both ways.
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Originally Posted by MtoL
(Post 4020424)
Trump loses the 2028 election? How can he lose an election race that he can’t enter?
Frankly he was in jeopardy of going to domestic prison if he hadn't won in 2024. So there's precedent. |
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